See: Physical Therapy after TKR and Work Up of Painful TKR
- Discussion:
- Quadriceps:
- references:
- Dynamic electromyography after cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty revealed a threefold quadriceps demand compared with the contralateral normal knee
- Altered loading during walking and sit-to-stand is affected by quadriceps weakness after total knee arthroplasty
- Patient Expectations:
- ref: Comparison of Patient-Reported and Clinician-Assessed Outcomes Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Rising from Chair:
- ref: Persistence of altered movement patterns during a sit-to-stand task 1 year following unilateral total knee arthroplasty.
- Golf:
- ref: Golf after total knee arthroplasty: do patients return to walking the course?
- Workers Compensation:
- ref: Total knee arthroplasty in patients on workers' compensation: a matched cohort study with an average follow-up of 4.5 years.
- Foot and Ankle Considerations after TKR:
- note that some patients will have isolated medial or lateral joint line pain following TKR (in the case of medial sided pain, consider
a lateral heel wedge, and vice versa);
- references:
- Persistent hindfoot valgus causes lateral deviation of weightbearing axis after total knee arthroplasty.
- Evaluation of knee and hindfoot alignment before and after total knee arthroplasty: a prospective analysis.
Functional Outcomes in High-function-demand Patients After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Contribution of hip abductor strength to physical function in patients with total knee arthroplasty.